Shloka 10
दमयन्त्याः व्याकुलता — स्वयंवरसंनिपातः — देवदूतयाचनम्
Damayantī’s Distress, Proclamation of the Svayaṃvara, and the Gods’ Request
युधि सत्याभिसंधेन वासुदेवेन रक्षिता: । प्रधक्ष्यन्ति रणे पार्था: पुत्राणां मम वाहिनीम्,“अमर्षमें भरे हुए माद्रीकुमार द्रौपदीको दिये गये उस कष्टको कभी क्षमा नहीं करेंगे। महान् धनुर्धर वृष्णिवंशी, महातेजस्वी पांचाल योद्धा और युद्धमें सत्यप्रतिज्ञ वासुदेव श्रीकृष्णसे सुरक्षित कुन्तीपुत्र निश्चय ही मेरे पुत्रोंकी सेनाको भस्म कर डालेंगे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca:
yudhi satyābhisandhena vāsudevena rakṣitāḥ |
pradhakṣyanti raṇe pārthāḥ putrāṇāṁ mama vāhinīm ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Protected in battle by Vāsudeva—whose resolve is grounded in truth—the Pārthas will, in the fight, surely burn to ashes the army of my sons. The verse underscores a moral certainty: when righteous purpose is joined to steadfast truth and guided protection, unjust power cannot endure.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links victory to ethical force: steadfast commitment to truth (satya) and righteous intent, when supported by wise/divine guidance (Vāsudeva), becomes a decisive protection that overwhelms unrighteous power.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, the speaker foresees the Pāṇḍavas’ destructive success in war: under Kṛṣṇa’s protection and with truth-bound resolve, they will devastate the Kaurava host (the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons).